ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Process-oriented programming

Process-oriented programming is like baking a cake. When you want to bake a cake, you need to follow a certain process. First, you need to get your ingredients, like flour, sugar, eggs, and milk. Then, you need to mix them all together in a certain order and put them in the oven to cook.

In process-oriented programming, you also follow a certain process or set of steps to complete a task. For example, if you want to make a program that adds up a series of numbers, you would follow these steps:

1. Get the numbers from the user.
2. Add the numbers together.
3. Display the result to the user.

Just like with baking a cake, you need to follow each step in the right order and make sure each step is completed correctly.

Process-oriented programming is useful because it helps you to break down a big problem into smaller, more manageable steps. This makes it easier to solve the problem because you are only focusing on one step at a time.